Arthur Crabtree wrote:Good to read your choices bfl. I've only picked from Tests, but there is quite a bit of crossover.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:I've marked down runs and wickets taken in defeats. Though some think they are made in adversity and so count more... I think I saw Root being criticised for mainly scoring in wins. But surely, good performances in defeats haven't been sufficient to take control of the game. Root's best innings have been when the opposition have been on top, and he's put pressure back on them, and taken the initiative.
Root's at TB maybe had value given how much others struggled.
bigfluffylemon wrote:Good posts, Arthur. Boult and Williamson's Lord's performances would have been in my test top 5, had I not chosen to include ODIs. Williamson was immense in the Australia series too - he looks like the absolute real deal, and given his young age I have no doubt he will have overtaken Martin Crowe as New Zealand's best-ever batsman and record holder for just about everything by the end of his career.
bigfluffylemon wrote:Good posts, Arthur. Boult and Williamson's Lord's performances would have been in my test top 5, had I not chosen to include ODIs. Williamson was immense in the Australia series too - he looks like the absolute real deal, and given his young age I have no doubt he will have overtaken Martin Crowe as New Zealand's best-ever batsman and record holder for just about everything by the end of his career.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:I'll check later about his ton at Lord's.
Your point about some easy runs in his record is why I didn't join in on the hype until fairly recently, and made the points you make in discussion with other posters (though he had a handy ton in SA even back them). But in the last two years, he has scored runs consistently against anyone. Sadly, he doesn't get to play too many games.
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